July 1-5, 1889 in Charleston, IL

July 1889

1.  Monday.  6 AM.  Ther.  78.  95.  78.  =  83 2/3

Mostly clear AM. some cloudy P.M. with thunder no rain here.  Milt up with load of wood which he sold to Susie Evans.  Says  had heavy rain there last evening.  Sam Ray says he want several  cords more of wood.   Trade fair: buy collar for Bill horse at Skidmore's charged to Uncle John.  Gobed 10.30 P.M.

2.  Tuesday.  6.30 AM.  Ther.  80.  90.  75.  =  81 2/3

Mostly clear AM.  Wind S.W.  Drake in P.M. with wood for Sam Ray, I rode over with him for as F. Johnstons new house.  Heavy  cloudy from S.W. toward night with a little rain here.  It rained slowly an hour or two in night.  Today I paid F. Knock 10.35 Geo Chambers 12.60  G. Hibbert 10.50 for insurance on house all in full.  Remit Du(?) in full 101.50  Gobed.  10.15 PM

3.  Wednesday. 6.30 AM  Ther.  75.  80.  64.  =  73.

Cloudy and raining.  Intended to start early for ranch but for rain.  Light showers all morning started at 9 AM. in rain.  Went via Hadley's ford.  Walker's ford washed out and  impassible.  Milt and self made a gate in P.M.  Got home about 7 P.M.  Forded the river today first time in nearly six weeks it has been up since last of May.  Phebe began taking lessons on piano today of Miss Kennedy.    Trade pretty good but few in from country.  Gobed 10.15 P.M.  N. wind P.M.

4.  Thursday. 6.30  A.M.  Ther.  68.  75.  61.  =  68.

Clear, wind N.  They could not raise money enough to celebrate here today.  Many were going to Terre Haute others to Oakland.  The band went to Tuscola  Uncle John was in P.M.  trade pretty fair considering good many country people in.  Stores nearly all closed all day.  H.G. blows off in P.M.  Ben Spence here for a day or two see Charley Perrill  Gobed 10.15 PM.~

5.  Friday.  6.45  AM.  Ther.  70.  80.  62.  =  70 2/3

Clear S.E. wind.  Get hinges for screen door at store.  E. Drunway here.  Pay Tooke $26.45 dues on ten shares of loan stock just taken out.  Buy new knife at Millers also scythe blade.  Cut my thumb on scythe.  Trade pretty good  gobed 10.30

May 26,1912 in Charleston, Illinois

100 Years Ago

Sunday, May 26,1912    6 A.M.  Ther 60. 84. 68. = 70 2/3

Clear S.E.2.  Phebe went to  River early with Frances.  Tue attends church A.M.  I got paper and drove north of town two or three miles getting home 11 AM.  Saw Ben Spence talking with Jake Nickles on Monroe St.  Most of farmers are about done planting.  Seems to be much unbroken which suppose is left for B.C.  Mostly clear AM Threatening P.M. with heavy  thunder west and sprinkle rain here at 6 P.m. (.03in).  We need rain: roads are dry and becoming dusty.  Mrs. Grove complains of feeling some better.  Ph and Ora walking at night.  Have seen  nor heard anything of Kate and Stella since last Wednesday.  Part cloudy with Southerly wind.  Gobed 9

May 24, 1912 and 1887 in Charleston, Illinois

100 Years Ago

Friday,  May 24, 1912    6 A.M.  Ther 70. 82. 72.  = 71 1/3

Cloudy, N.E.2. Thunder with light rain 3 AM.  Dark morning till 8oc.  I hitch up slowly.  Old buggy about worn out.  I drive up town and to P.O.  They are putting foundation for a monument N.W. cor. of court yard `  Phebe did not get up to breakfast.  Her cold not much better.  Her trunk came today.  I drove S. P.M.   round by Hen's* bottom.  Tue and Phebe both out at night.  H.G.** calls with Ben Spence I had not seen Ben for many years.   He lives in Indianapolis.  Part cloudy day with light variable winds.  The rain early A.M. only about .03  Go bed 10.30 P.M.

*Henry Hildreth, Tue's brother.

**Henry Gramesly Charles' brother.

125 Years Ago

Tuesday, May 24, 1887   6.15 AM.  Ther 69, 80, 66

Clear.  Started down to Comer's Mill about 9 AM. to talk over the (?) got home at 1.30 PM.  Heavy shower with wind and thunder about 2 PM.  Tue sets out some tomato plants.  Delia irons.  Gave bid to Fooke for City lumber @ $1.50.  Comer says he will pull up at once and go down to timber.  Went to  Ed Wiley's hedge for Osage after supper.  Deffenbach pays $1.oo  Gobed 9.45 PM.